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Black Abolitionist Archive
William Wells Brown
John W. Lewis
Colored American - May 20, 1837
Charles Lenox Remond
Charles Lenox Remond
Pacific Appeal - December 6, 1862
Provincial Freeman - July 15, 1854
Voice of the Fugitive - June 17, 1852
Colored American - May 11, 1839
William J. Watkins
Henry Highland Garnet
Voice of the Fugitive - April 23, 1851
Colored American - September 9, 1837
Colored American - October 16, 1841
Colored American - July 28, 1838
Sarah Parker Remond
William Wells Brown
William Howard Day

From the 1820s to the Civil War, African Americans assumed prominent roles in the transatlantic struggle to abolish slavery. In contrast to the popular belief that the abolitionist crusade was driven by wealthy whites, some 300 black abolitionists were regularly involved in the antislavery movement, heightening its credibility and broadening its agenda. The Black Abolitionist Digital Archive is a collection of over 800 speeches by antebellum blacks and approximately 1,000 editorials from the period. These important documents provide a portrait of black involvement in the anti-slavery movement; scans of these documents are provided as images and PDF files.For assistance with this collection, please contact the the University Archivist, Mara Powell at 313-993-1950 or the library reference desk at 313-993-1071. You may also email the reference desk for assistance at edesk@udmercy.edu.

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